Book 6 Lessons 1-7 Killian

Reasons for Silent-E

100

What is the main reason for Silent-E to be in a word?

To jump and make the vowel long

200

Name 3 reasons why a Silent-E can be in a word:

Acceptable Answers:

-Make the vowel long

- Make the "c" say /s/

- Make the "s" say /z/

- Make the "g" say /j/

- Stop the V from being at the end

300

Spell this real word and say how many jobs the Silent-E is doing:

Refuse

400

What are two letters that cannot be at the end of a word that the Silent-E helps?

V and J

500

Read this sentence and explain what jobs the Silent-E is doing in each of the words it is in:

I crave an expensive Japanese home.

Silent-E Rules

100

Spell this word and explain the steps:

Danceable

200

Explain the Huge Bridge Rule:

Spell /j/ at the end of a word as "ge", but if it is next to a short vowel, use "dge" to keep it short.

300

Spell this word and explain the step you took:

Plunge

400

Explain the dropping rule:

You must drop the Silent-E at the end of a word when adding a vowel suffix.

500

What are the exceptions to the dropping rule? Meaning, when don't you drop the Silent-E at the end of the word when adding a suffix?

You do not drop it when it ends with a "ce" or "ge," and the suffix does not start with a "watch-out vowel. You specifically have to look out for the suffix "able."

Suffixes with Silent-E

100

What do all of these tricky suffixes say:

al

ous

ic

ize

/oll/

/us/

/ick/

/eyez/

200

Spell this word and add the suffix:

Tamable

300

Spell this word: 

Empathize (Baseword "Empathy")

400

What are the two suffixes where you can drop the Silent-E but also a "Y" when adding it?

IZE and IC

500

Read the sentence and say what the base word was for all of the words with a suffix:

Because he was lonely, the caged animal paced in his stall and refused to even sniff his dinner.

Syllable Division with Silent-E

100

When dividing a word, does the Silent-E stay in the same syllable as the vowel it is affecting?

Yes

200

Divide this word:

Tamely

300

Divide the word and say what "gy" is making:

Strategy

strat - e - gy

400

Divide this word with a suffix:

Deputize

Dep - u - tize

500

Divide the sentence:

The entire class will donate time to the mission.

Trivia

100

What is the name of the dark, scary world connected to Hawkins?

The Upside Down

200

What is Eleven's favorite snack?

Eggo waffles

300

What is the name of the town where Stranger Things happens?

Hawkins, Indiana

400

What is the name of the big mall in Season 3?

Starcourt Mall

500

What's the name of Dustin's pet monster?

D'artagnan or "Dart"